1.   A tight runoff is shaping up for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination.

2.   It is widely believed that by endorsing Andres Pastrana in a tight runoff election, the FARC helped him win the presidency.

3.   Symington had just been elected governor in a tight runoff election in which he was telling voters he was a successful businessman with no significant failures.

4.   Seven months after a tight runoff election victory, socialist President Ricardo Lagos faces a new challenge in nationwide municipal elections Sunday.

5.   Ecuadorans cast ballots Sunday in a tight runoff vote to succeed President Sixto Duran Ballen.

6.   Ecuadorans voted Sunday in a tight presidential runoff between a conservative and populist to succeed President Sixto Duran Ballen for a four-year term.